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ironyx

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I am currently using Dreamweaver Ultradev for web development for visually programming as far as web design goes, I am capable of the usual minimal programming languages (HTML, DHTML, Javascript, VB, C++, ETC). My department is about to embark on a project of a data driven site (I currently only maintain two static information heavy sites). There is also, in the next year or two, a requirement to move to XML and possibly XSL as the government is insisting we take the leap away from HTML. I have average knowledge of web technologies, little of databases and extremely little on XML. I was wondering what people might suggest for the best database technology and languages to approach. I have bits and pieces of information but am missing the scheme of what might be required for the entire project to be cohesive. I would even take links or sources of information to do research. I thought that people who work with technologies real world would be the best beginning resource. I have read a little but a lot of information is so biased one way or the other, that I thought I would start with Dreamweaver biased forst, as that is the only definite so far =)
A little bit of specs.
People accessing-up to 500 within the next few years
Server technology for database/server possibly SQL server for ease of use and lack of professional developers.
Dell server
Only IE environment (gov't standards are good for something)

Thanks bunches!!!
 
Hey Ironyx,

I'm sure some of the folks who have been developing for awhile would provide some more defined pro's/con's. But from what I have learned.

UD4 makes it fantastically easy to put asp to work with an Access Database.
UD4 has tremendously inefficient code.
Access does very well for a hundred or so users - items in table - not sure.
SQL is the step beyond Access - handling very high numbers of users as well as records. - but much more expensive.

As was recommended to me, I would recommend a couple of books.
Active Server Pages 3
Mastering ASP
Javascript Bible

There were also a couple other books, one on VB, the other escapes me for the moment. I also have an Access Bible.

My plan is to make what I need to happen - happen with UD4, then slowly write new or revised pages using the books as guides - with much more efficient code. (for example, with UD4, you create a recordset - it is open throughout the page. With more efficient code - a recordset opens, does the specific task, closes. Saving server resources.

You may want to start off with Access - then as needed, switch to SQL. From what I understand the code is very similiar.

Hope it helps.
Stuart
 
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